What causes men's scrotal itching?

Just like gynecological diseases in women, if men do not pay attention to hygiene, they are also prone to various male diseases, such as glansitis, scrotitis, etc. Of course, these diseases can be quickly cured through medication. As long as everyone knows the various clinical symptoms corresponding to various diseases. For example, if a man has symptoms of scrotal itching, it may be scrotitis.

Scrotitis is often caused by pathological factors such as scrotal injury, urine extravasation, and diabetes. Among them, scrotal dampness is the main cause of various pathogens. Since most patients have scrotal dampness, the first step in clinical treatment of scrotitis is to treat scrotal dampness. The pathogens are often Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (green bacillus), and Streptococcus anaerobes.

Clinical manifestations

(1) At first, it is a slightly raised red spot with a clear edge. It gradually expands, has scaling on it, and it itches. It gradually changes from red to purple, brown, or skin color.

(2) If not treated in time, the damage will spread and expand. The center of the lesion will gradually heal itself and spread to the surrounding area. The edge of the erythema will be more inflamed, with active rashes, blisters, crusts, and even erosions on it. The center will heal itself and form a ring or semi-ring shape. Outside the scrotal folds, it will appear as scaly patches.

(3) After healing, temporary pigmentation and severe itching will remain. 1. Scrotal dermatitis: The cause may be related to the lack of B vitamins in the diet. Its symptoms include skin flushing, exudation, peeling, and even blistering, which is painful and itchy.

2. Scrotal eczema: It is mainly caused by the stimulation of sweat and dirt. Its manifestations are redness and swelling of the skin, blisters, exudation, scabs, and even thickening and roughness, which is extremely itchy.

3. Scrotal ringworm: It is a skin disease caused by fungal infection, which is often associated with other skin ringworms in other parts of the patient. The skin of the scrotum is flushed, with papules or blisters, followed by dandruff. The affected area often has ring-shaped damage and is severely itchy.

4. Riboflavin deficiency scrotitis: It is more common in men who eat refined white rice, refined white noodles all year round or have long-term diarrhea, constipation, loss of appetite or picky eating. The main manifestations are: the scrotum is slightly red and shiny at the beginning, and then light red patches appear on both sides of the scrotum, with scales sticking to them. Soon, multiple flat papules the size of soybeans may appear, with varying degrees of itching, often accompanied by angular cheilitis and glossitis.

5. Simple lichen scrotum: It is a neurodermatitis of the scrotum. Its characteristics are itching, thickening and coarsening of the skin, but no permeation of fluid. The course of the disease is often long and recurrent and difficult to heal.